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Appalachian Training Center for Healing Arts & Heskett Family Chiropractic Lend A Hand To Jefferson County Animal Shelter

Appalachian Training Center for Healing Arts & Heskett Family Chiropractic Lend A Hand To Jefferson County Animal Shelter

Two local businesses offered their services on Saturday to support needy animals in the community. Appalachian Training Center for Healing Arts and Heskett Family Chiropractic joined together to offer a Saturday Sampler of services. Donations from the successful event will go to the Jefferson County Animal Shelter. ATCHA and Heskett Chiropractic provided information on the […]

D.A.R.E. Graduation 2013

D.A.R.E. Graduation 2013

The Rush Strong Plainsmen held their 2013 DARE graduation on Friday evening. Students spend instruction time during the year on the topic of drugs and drug abuse, in an effort to have a positive impact through education. The DARE program is a part of the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department and DARE officers spend hours of […]

Shriners Poster Child Visits Jefferson County

Shriners Poster Child Visits Jefferson County

2013 Kerbela Shriners Poster Child Bailee visited with the Jefferson County Shrine Club to tell the group about her story and thank the Shriners for helping children like her. Jefferson County Shrine Club is a local county shrine club and is part of Kerbela Shriners of Knoxville. Visits like this allow the poster child to […]

Carson-Newman students Dill and Oglesby perform senior recital

Carson-Newman students Dill and Oglesby perform senior recital

Carson-Newman University seniors Sarah Dill and Clay Oglesby performed their senior recital March 8 in C-N’s Thomas Recital Hall. Dill, a soprano vocalist, performed selections from Bach, Strauss, Debussy and others. She was accompanied by Joseph North, staff accompanist, on the piano and Belén Hernandez, a music theory student, on violin. Dill is the daughter […]

Bush Beans Honored in House Resolution

Bush Beans Honored in House Resolution

Representative Jeremy Faison (R-Cosby) and Senator Steve Southerland (R-Morristown) sponsored House Joint Resolution 72 honoring Bush Brothers & Company. HJR 72 congratulates this East Tennessee economic treasure on their 105th anniversary of its founding. Other members of the East Tennessee delegation assisted in the resolution’s passage. “This family-owned business has served our community for years. […]

Carson-Newman Tree Planting Ceremony

Carson-Newman Tree Planting Ceremony

Nine-year-old Ella Pulliam of Dandridge receives a northern red oak seedling from Melina Rogers, Carson-Newman administrative assistant, during C-N’s tree planting ceremony and festival. The Monday event helped celebrate Carson-Newman’s name change from “College” to “University.” Held at C-N’s Tarr Music Center, the festival featured the distribution of oak seedlings. The history of the University […]

SAMUEL DOAK CHAPTER SCHOLARSHIP, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution

SAMUEL DOAK CHAPTER SCHOLARSHIP, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution

Revolution located at the Woman’s Club House in Morristown was founded 102 years ago on the principes of :  Preservation, Education, and Patriotism.  The chapter would like to promote public awareness of One of the NSDAR Goals:   Education by sponsoring a Samuel Doak Chapter Scholarship in the amount of $500.00 to each of the Four […]

Girl Scout Cookie Time!

Girl Scout Cookie Time!

With the winds of March, everyone’s mind turns to green-and not only for St. Patrick’s Day. The girls in green are making their rounds selling their delectable cookies. Girl Scouts are out working hard to sell boxes of cookies and they are building important skills in the process. The Girl Scout Organization encourages their members […]

JCHS Senior Play, Footloose Prepares To Hit The Stage

JCHS Senior Play, Footloose Prepares To Hit The Stage

Long before the first student takes the stage for the Senior Class play, David Seal and some very industrious students are hard at work building and creating sets. A few of those students were working evenings last week in preparation of the fast approaching debut of the Senior Class of 2013’s rendition of Footloose. The […]

Dandridge PTO & Modern Woodmen Host Spring Fling

Dandridge PTO & Modern Woodmen Host Spring Fling

Though the first day of Spring is still a few days away, Dandridge Elementary School students took advantage of the nice weather on Saturday morning to attend the Spring Fling. The Dandridge Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization and the Modern Woodmen hosted the fun raiser. In addition to activities that included inflatables, cupcake walk and […]

The Boys Of Summers Past, JCHS Alumni Games

The Boys Of Summers Past, JCHS Alumni Games

The boys of summers past hit the field on Saturday to have a little fun and support their favorite home team. Jefferson County High School Patriots Baseball Team hosted an alumni game at Holland Field. Past members of the Patriot Baseball Team dusted off their gloves to help raise funds for 2013 team. Events started […]

Carson-Newman students bring warmth to Children’s Hospital patients

Carson-Newman students bring warmth to Children’s Hospital patients

Members of Carson-Newman University’s Alpha Lambda Delta were recently involved in making blankets for babies at Children’s Hospital. Twenty members of the underclassman honor society made over 30 tie fleece blankets that were then delivered to the Knoxville hospital. Knoxville’s Chelsea Buchanan, who serves as special assistant to the society’s president and advisors, said that […]

Happy Birthday to Dr. Seuss at Dandridge Library

Happy Birthday to Dr. Seuss at Dandridge Library

On March 1,2013 the Dandridge Library had a birthday celebration with a wonderful turnout for Dr. Seuss. The children and parents enjoyed cat whiskers, stories and games. Special thanks to FoodCity of Dandridge for the donation of cookies for the children to take home in their goodie bags, they were delicious!

School Director’s Art Gallery Winner Jasmine Ramos

School Director’s Art Gallery Winner Jasmine Ramos

Jasmine Ramos won the Jefferson County Director’s Gallery Award for grades K-2.  She did a “symmetrical” owl using crayon resist, and did a fabulous job.  Jasmine is in 1st grade with Mrs. Hayes at White Pine School and her art teacher is Miranda Lewis.

Carson-Newman to hold Mossy Creek Health Expo

Carson-Newman to hold Mossy Creek Health Expo

The second Mossy Creek Health Expo is coming just in time to help those revive well-intentioned New Year’s goals of nutrition and exercise. Located in Carson-Newman University’s Blye-Poteat Hall, The Mossy Creek Health Expo will address nutritional needs, physical activity, stress management, and economic and spiritual well-being. Between 3 and 6 p.m. on Tuesday, March […]

JCHS Baseball Annual Alumni Baseball Games, Saturday, March 9th

JCHS Baseball Annual Alumni Baseball Games, Saturday, March 9th

The JCHS baseball team is sponsoring our annual alumni baseball games and chili supper on Saturday March 9th. The day will start with a yard sale worked by the freshman baseball team on Saturday morning at the school near the entrance off highway 92. The alumni games will begin around 9:45 am where the baseball […]